Pallonji Mistry, Head of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Passes Away at 93

He died mid-sleep at his south Mumbai residence on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the officials said.

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He died mid-sleep at his south Mumbai residence on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the officials said.

pallonji mistry head of shapoorji pallonji group passes away at 93

Former President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 28, 2016. Photo: President's Secretariat (GODL-India)/Wikimedia Commons

New Delhi: Shapoorji Pallonji Group's head Pallonji Mistry died at his residence in Mumbai, company officials said on Tuesday, June 28.

Mistry, the largest individual shareholder in the Tata Group with an 18.4% holding in the conglomerate, was 93.

He died mid-sleep at his south Mumbai residence on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the officials said.

According to moneycontrol, he is survived by his wife – Patsy Perin Dubash, and four children – two sons Shapoor Mistry and Cyrus Mistry, and two daughters Laila Mistry and Aloo Mistry. Shapoor runs the Shapoorji Pallonji Group. Cyrus served as Tata Group Chairman from 2012 to 2016. Aloo is married to Ratan Tata’s half-brother Noel Tata.

He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in January 2016 by the Government of India for his contributions in the field of trade and industry.

The Mumbai-based Shapoorji Pallonji And Company Private Limited was established in 1865 in India. It has constructed some of Mumbai’s landmarks such as the Malabar Hill reservoir and buildings such as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, Brabourne Stadium, among others.

(With PTI inputs)

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